Same Vyper for 3 years now, approx 350 dives- it's close to needing a new battery, therefor I am carrying the replacement battery kit around with me, but absolutely no problems with it.
Suunto Reliability
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rcohn
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Between my wife and I we have one Mosquito and three TUSA IQ-400s (Suunto Favor), all have been bullet proof.
Ralph
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The Wanderer
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Looks like we made a good decision going with Suunto!
On a stinger now, had a solution alpha for around 50 dives, then a Spyder that lasted for just over 400. Spyder pressure sensor has got a bit dubious showing me at surface during a 5m stop, however the cost of sending it back for a service and its age made me buy a stinger and keep the spyder as back up. No complaints total over 500 dives on Suunto's, the g/f has a Stinger which has gone through about 400 dives too.
murphdivers286
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My wife and I both dive with Vypers. No problems at all. Love'm
pammyk
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I have the Cobra. I am a new diver and have only done 6 dives with it but it is fantastic! Do you feel the need to use a backup computer or gauges. Mine is air integrated so if my computer failed I would have no way of knowing how much air I've used.
Im of the opinion EVERYONE should carry a backup depth gauge, spg and timing device in case a computer dies.
Never trust a single non redundant piece of equipment as your only means of safety.
Never trust a single non redundant piece of equipment as your only means of safety.
miketsp
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I agree with the redundant depth gauge because you might need to do stops and the timing device for the same reason, but an extra spg?
I would agree that if your main air monitor is AI then you should have a mechanical backup, but if your main air monitor is already mechanical then not many people go for redundancy.
Thats what i meant but worded badly. I was thinking AI computer with no analogue backup.
I only dive with 1 x analogue SPG, if that fails its dive over immediately.
I have absolutely no evidence to prove it but theres something in my mind thinking an analogue spring based SPG should in theory be more reliable than a microprocessor.
Thats just my thought though, as i said, i have no evidence to support that. Dive computer reliability these days is extremely good.
I only dive with 1 x analogue SPG, if that fails its dive over immediately.
I have absolutely no evidence to prove it but theres something in my mind thinking an analogue spring based SPG should in theory be more reliable than a microprocessor.
Thats just my thought though, as i said, i have no evidence to support that. Dive computer reliability these days is extremely good.
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